Shooting by other person-intentional · Gunshot wounds
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at RICHMOND UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER, 355 Bard Avenue, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK 10310
on — Gunshot wounds, affecting the shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e).
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Final narrative
An EMT had responded to a call at a bar. While treating a patient inside of the ambulance the patient pulled out a gun and shot the EMT in the left shoulder.
HospitalizedShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Patient
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